Murray, U of Iowa Carol Padden, U of California, San Diego. Paddy Ladd is a Deaf scholar, author, activist and researcher of Deaf culture. Davis, U of Illinois, Chicago Lindsay Dunn, Gallaudet U Lawrence Fleischer, California State U, Northridge Genie Gertz, California State U, Northridge Hilde Haualand, FAFO Institute Robert Hoffmeister, Boston U Tom Humphries, U of California, San Diego Arlene Blumenthal Kelly, Gallaudet U Marlon Kuntze, U of California, Berkeley Paddy Ladd, U of Bristol Harlan Lane, Northeastern U Joseph J. Baynton, U of Iowa Frank Bechter, U of Chicago MJ Bienvenu, Gallaudet U Brenda Jo Brueggemann, Ohio State U Lennard J. Moving beyond proving the existence of deaf culture, Open Your Eyes shows how the culture contributes vital insights on issues of identity, language, and power, and, ultimately, challenges our culture’s obsession with normalcy.Ĭontributors: Benjamin Bahan, Gallaudet U Douglas C. Together, they explore the role of sensory perception in constructing community, redefine literacy in light of signed languages, and delve into the profound medical, social, and political dimensions of the disability label often assigned to deafness. In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider physical and cultural boundaries of deaf places and probe the complex intersections of deaf identities with gender, sexuality, disability, family, and race. This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world.
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